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A history: Monuments to Courage, a History of Beaver County

mcbooki125p083: Picturesque Site in Mouth of Canyon (cont.), Academy Opened in 1898

sides. A driveway went all around it. On the north were two buildings. The smaller one, which had been the soldiers' commissary,.was made into a book store. To the east of this was a large, two-story structure with upper and lower verandas on all four sides, which had been a hospital. It was named the Murdock building and housed the offices and most of the classrooms. Of the two long buildings on the east, which had been barracks, the one on the northeast was used as an assembly hall for all occasions. The other was made into apartments for students. The barracks on the southwest of the campus was made into a gymnasium and dance hall. Along the street on the south was "Faculty Row," which had been the officers' quarters. This comprised five large two-story buildings. Four of them were made to houses two families each. Teachers' families occupied the low floors and students lived upstairs. All the buildings were constructed of black volcanic rock which had been quarried from the mountain near by. To the south, just back of Faculty Row, was a large grove of cottonwood trees, with the Beaver River running through.
ACADEMY OPENED IN 1898
In this unique setting the Beaver Branch of the Brigham Young Academy began its short, but momentous existence, on the 26th day of September, 1898. Prof. E. D. Partridge was sent from the school at Provo to be the principal. The first day, 38 students enrolled. C. Dennis White was the first to register. By the beginning of the Second week 100 had entered. That first year only a two -year high school course was offered, along with a preparatory school giving seventh and eighth grade work. Students came from all the counties of Southern Utah. The majority of them entered the preparatory department.
The faculty that first year consisted of Prof. Partridge who taught mathematics, chemistry and physics; Reihard Maeser, English, literature and some preparatory

sides. A driveway went all around it. On the north were two buildings. The smaller one, which had been the soldiers' commissary,.was made into a book store. To the east of this was a large, two-story structure with upper and lower verandas on all four sides, which had been a hospital. It was named the Murdock building and housed the offices and most of the classrooms. Of the two long buildings on the east, which had been barracks, the one on the northeast was used as an assembly hall for all occasions. The other was made into apartments for students. The barracks on the southwest of the campus was made into a gymnasium and dance hall. Along the street on the south was "Faculty Row," which had been the officers' quarters. This comprised five large two-story buildings. Four of them were made to houses two families each. Teachers' families occupied the low floors and students lived upstairs. All the buildings were constructed of black volcanic rock which had been quarried from the mountain near by. To the south, just back of Faculty Row, was a large grove of cottonwood trees, with the Beaver River running through.
ACADEMY OPENED IN 1898
In this unique setting the Beaver Branch of the Brigham Young Academy began its short, but momentous existence, on the 26th day of September, 1898. Prof. E. D. Partridge was sent from the school at Provo to be the principal. The first day, 38 students enrolled. C. Dennis White was the first to register. By the beginning of the Second week 100 had entered. That first year only a two -year high school course was offered, along with a preparatory school giving seventh and eighth grade work. Students came from all the counties of Southern Utah. The majority of them entered the preparatory department.
The faculty that first year consisted of Prof. Partridge who taught mathematics, chemistry and physics; Reihard Maeser, English, literature and some preparatory